2025 CDAIA Annual Conference
September 2-5 • Hyatt Regency Monterey
Monday, September 1
| 4:30pm-6:30pm | CDAIA Board Meeting |
Tuesday, September 2
| 10am-5pm | Conference Registration Open (Regency Foyer) |
| 1pm-3pm | Leadership Track: Panel Discussion & Breakout (Big Sur I/II/III) Hosted by Chief DA Investigators – For DAIs |
| 3pm-5pm | Real Estate Impersonation Thefts – From Stealing Property to Moving the Money (Spyglass I/II) DAI Eric Vitale – San Luis Obispo County |
| 6:30pm-8:30pm | Welcome Reception (Regency Terrace) Cornhole Tournament |
Wednesday, September 3
| 7am-8am | Breakfast w/ Exhibitors (Regency Foyer) |
| 8am-8:45am | Presentation of Colors/Pipes Band (Regency Grand Ballroom) • CDAIA President Remarks – Lisa Biggs • Chief Investigator’s Remarks – Ryan McGuirk • Host DA Remarks – Jeannine M. Pacioni |
| 9am-11:45am | General Session (Regency Grand Ballroom) Hidden Homicides Casey Gwinn & Gael Strack – Alliance for Hope Raffle |
| 11:45pm-12:45pm | Hosted Lunch (Garden Terrace) |
| 1pm-2:50pm | Hidden Homicides – Breakout Session (Regency Grand Ballroom) Casey Gwinn & Gael Strack – Alliance for Hope Real Estate Fraud / Timeshare Scams (Big Sur I/II/III) DAI Justin Bell – Monterey County Inside a Fentanyl Poisoning Homicide: A Forensic Autopsy (Cypress I/II/II) Sr. DDA Devan Portillo & Det. Patrick Craven – Placer County Wellness: Building the Resilient Agency (Spyglass I/II) DA Lt. Mike Whittington – Santa Clara County |
| 1pm-5pm | Bureau Chief’s Training/Meeting (Oak Tree I/II/III) |
| 3pm-5pm | AB 1506 Presentation: Understanding OIS Investigations (Regency Grand Ballroom) Director Brian Rose, Asst. Director Scot Hunter, SAC Jason Oliver, & Sr. Asst. AG Anthony Brady – Department of Justice Operation Honeypot – Transnational HT Investigation (Big Sur I/II/III) DA Lt. Josh Singleton – Santa Clara County Investigating the Licensed Cannabis Industry (Cypress I/II/III) DAI Leo Gomez – Monterey County History of Romanian Skimming Crimes (Spyglass I/II) DSS Chief Shawn Ferris – Riverside County & DAI Amanda Veach – Orange County Inside a Worker’s Comp Death Investigation (Windjammer III/IV) DDA John Hubanks & DAI George Costa – Monterey County |
| 5pm-8pm | Sponsored Networking Event – Game On! |
Thursday, September 4
| 7am-8am | Breakfast w/ Exhibitors (Regency Foyer) |
| 8am-10:30am | General Session (Regency Grand Ballroom) Watson Murder Case Study: People v. Rebecca Grossman DDA Garret Dameron, DDA Ryan Gould, DDA Jamie Castro, & Det. Mike Takacs – Los Angeles County |
| 10:45am-11:45pm | CDAIA Award Presentations (Regency Grand Ballroom) • 2025 Investigator of the Year • 2025 Special Recognition Award Installation of Board CDAIA General Membership Meeting – Vote: Bylaw Change Raffle |
| 11:45am-12:45pm | Hosted Lunch (Garden Terrace) |
| 1pm-3pm | AB 1506 Presentation: Understanding OIS Investigations (Regency Grand Ballroom) Director Brian Rose, Asst. Director Scot Hunter, SAC Jason Oliver, & Sr. Asst. AG Anthony Brady – Department of Justice) Auto Insurance Fraud Investigations and Prosecutions (Windjammer III/IV) DDA Liz Johnson & DDA Kris Hunsaker – Monterey County Generative AI and Criminal Investigations (Spyglass I/II) DAI James Haggerty – San Mateo County Illegal Towing Schemes (Big Sur I/II/III) DAI Tim Willmore & DAI George Costa – Monterey County Technology and Courtroom Exhibits: Best Practices (Cypress I/II/III) DAI Derek LaFontaine – Madera County |
| 3pm-5pm | AB 1506 Presentation: Understanding OIS Investigations (Regency Grand Ballroom) Director Brian Rose, Asst. Director Scot Hunter, SAC Jason Oliver, & Sr. Asst. AG Anthony Brady – Department of Justice) Leadership Track: Panel Discussion & Breakout (Big Sur I/II/III) Undersheriff Sylvia Moir – Marin County, Retired Chief Lyle Martin – Kern County & Deputy Chief Brian Spears – San Jose PD Prison Prosecution Unit Investigations (Windjammer III/IV) DDA Cambria Lisonbee & DAI Erik Morris – Monterey County Generative AI and Criminal Investigations (Spyglass I/II) DAI James Haggerty – San Mateo County Forensic Genealogy Case Study (Cypress I/II/III) Dr. Ed Green – Astrea Forensics & DAI Justin Bell – Monterey County |
Friday, September 5
| 8am-12pm | General Session (Regency Grand Ballroom) An American Nightmare: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors Hear from the Survivors and Chief Nick Borges – Seaside PD |
